How an Engine Starter Motor Works

This video explains the working of a starter motor with relevant animations. The starter motor model shown here is a pre-engaged type starter motor. In this type, the pinion engages with the flywheel before the motor starts to spin and hence the name.

[TheGUTRFRAK]

Every second of this video is information. No time wasted, straight to the point

[artemlobov]

The animations really help to understand what is going on.

[bono]

How anyone invented this is mind boggling. The genius it took to design such a part that we take for granted every day.

[SirDella]

It's amazing, the solenoid not only engages and disengages the gear, but also is a timing mechanism AND a relay, all in one, great design

[northerniltree]

A starter motor and solenoid is an ingenious combination that beats the hell out of cranking a Ford model A by hand. About time they came up with a solution.

[Nyante]

I understood completely in 4 minutes what I failed to to understand fully in 4 years of auto school. Thank you!😊

[dennismartin]

This channel is brilliant. Fantastic animations, loads of information, and great explanations. Thank you so much!

[soundseeker]

Amazing how complex even these "simple" and humdrum componants of ordinary vehicles are! Makes you appreciate the amount of engineering in your car so much more when you realise how much thought, trial and error and decades of design evolution has gone into modern day vehicles.

[crapnapper]

This has gotta be the best instructional educational video I’ve ever seen. The monotone voice allows for the viewer to be kinda pulled into the video to learn much more easier.

[joseangelourbano]

I like how the video is so short and full of loads the same time.

[Professormedical]

All your vids give the best explanation you can find on yt

[evanchapmanfanman]

Old starters (before the mid 80s) did not have the planetary gear set depicted in this video and were therefore much larger and heavier and therefore used more power to crank the engine which if the battery was even a little low, it would have difficulty.

[iammethatisall]

I'm a guy. Know nothing about cars. But I'm here trying to learn. Thank you for the short yet informative video

[weewillywanka]

First video for me on this channel. It was more than I expected. This type of video should be shown to high school students to introduce them to mechanics and the lingo it uses

[Calthecool]

The way the solenoid is used is genius.

[mannb]

Great as always. I think you should start another channel on how to make animations.

[ryancarter]

Way more complicated than I thought. Each little problem has an engineered solution. Very complex, but still elegant.

[qkurd]

I am one of those Radical Petrol Heads, one of those Extremists, but there was x2 things new for me in this beginner-like video! Perfect, so smooth, so flawless! subscribed!

[heinsaar]

0:14 Everyone can have their own opinion, including the starter motor.

[commonasus]

incredibly nice and simple, super explanation and straight forward information . Thank you